Dear friend, Spring is in sight! The evenings are slowly getting lighter and the sun is rising just that little bit earlier. We look forward to the return of our Play, Grow and Eat session this half term, plus the increase of our youth provision through regular sessions every 2nd and 4th Saturday on the Orchard…
I had the honour of becoming a STAA trustee earlier this year. When it comes to my own (Beeston) plot, I am, indeed, a lazy cold-weather gardener; sometimes, when I get a whim or the energy, after cycling for the massive ten minute stretch from my house, I drag open my heavy local allotment gates and…
Paul has been supporting our nature conservation project ‘Urban Nature’ for 14 years, bringing with him a wealth of experience and expertise from his career. This is his story of how he came to volunteer with us, and his thoughts on nature conservation now – “In 1962, two years before I began work with the…
You may recall earlier this year we ran a little campaign to get votes towards our entry for a Severn Trent Community Foundation Grant. Whilst we weren’t successful in winning the total £20K, as runners up we still received a £1k award which we’ve been able to spend on resources for our Urban Nature wildlife project. …
Dear friend, August 8-14th is National Allotments Week, with the theme this year being ‘Bugs, Bees and Brocolli’ – acknowledging the importance of gardening with nature in mind. If you have an allotment and would like to contribute to a citizen science project with Buglife, you can find surveys here for adults, and for children aged 2-12.August…
Dear friend, First of all, we’d like to give a warm welcome to all our new subscribers – there are now over 600 of you receiving our monthly newsletter! Thank you for your ongoing support and interest in STAA. We think this is probably a good time to ask you all what you think of…